[2023-03-17] Message decoder significantly improved to support and properly decode even more message formats
Message decoder significantly improved to support and properly decode even more message formats.
Not all email programs craft messages the same way. Message can be presented in several different formats, and it depends both on the email program which has initially created the message and the receiving program which has to re-compose this message back into the original/viewable form, preferably identical to the one which was sent by the program which has created the message. We spent a lot of time to find and properly craft such messages which misbehaved and added significant update to the message decoder which now figures out better how to create the correct message display. The result available is in OE Classic 4.0.5 and shown in the screenshot with this post - take a look. As you can see, the presentation of received messages in 4.0.5 has improved significantly. We tested this also in some other programs (which we won't advertise here, but it is sufficient to say that they are from well established high profile companies), and many of them misbehaved, mangled the display or just placed the viewable items into attachments which is not the preferable way of showing them. OE Classic has now outperformed those applications and also improves its own display from the previous versions (4.0.4 and earlier). A lot of time has been put into this to ensure that the emails look as the sender has designed them. Some of the applications we tested are very expensive. Not only you get more affordable program with OE Classic, but also you get better quality display. What's not to love about this?
[2023-03-17] New emoji added (Wastebasket/Trashcan)
[2023-03-04] Store folder no longer requires mapped network drive letter, UNC path can be used directly
For advanced users - Previously, to change the location of the storage folder and use it from a network location (or NAS) you had to map a network drive letter for example N:\ - this is no longer needed now, as network paths can now be used directly in the UNC specification (e.g. \\server\share\Email\OEClassicData). You can alter store folder location via registry key under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OEClassic key name UserDataLocation (path must be without trailing backslash). Make sure you modify this while the program is not running. Next time you run the program, it will use new folder location. If it doesn't find any files inside, new folders and files will be created. You can use local paths for files (e.g. C:\Email\OEClassicData) and UNC paths (e.g. \\server\share\Email\OEClassicData). Note that if you use shared storage folder or network-attached storage (NAS), only one copy of OE Classic must running and using it at any given moment.
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